| Acronym | Meaning |
| KRMS | Ka-band Radiometer Mapping System |
| IEA | International Energy Agency |
| CAD/CAM | Computer-design/computer-aided Manufacturing |
| DDD | Wind Direction |
| FM | Frequency Modulation |
| IDA | Institute For Defense Analysis |
| IRMS | Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometer |
| SMSC | Shared-Memory Supercomputer Systems |
| GINI | GOES Ingest & NOAAPORT Interface |
| EDMS | Electra Data Management System |